Editor of Sudarshan News posts controversial cartoon showing Muslims pelting stones at Chandrayaan 3
New Delhi: Suresh Chavhanke, the editor of Sudarshan News, a media outlet known for its polarizing content, recently posted a cartoon on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which has sparked controversy.
The cartoon, accused of being anti-Muslim and inflammatory, depicts Muslims throwing stones at Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The cartoon features characters dressed in traditional Kurta Pajamas and wearing skull caps, symbolically shown hurling stones at the Chandrayaan 3 lander. The illustration also includes a display board with the text in Hindi reading, "chand ki Zameen waqf ki milkiyat hai," which translates to "The Moon's land belongs to Waqf," a statement that appears to mock the Waqf board.
Chavhanke had previously faced legal consequences for his online behavior. He was arrested on August 11 by the Cyber Crime Unit of Gurugram Police for posting an inflammatory tweet on X. The tweet in question was related to the Nuh Violence and implicated foreign media house Al Jazeera in influencing law enforcement actions that allegedly resulted in the arrest of individuals associated with the Hindutva movement.
Following his arrest, Chavhanke was granted bail. However, another individual who shared his controversial tweet was placed in judicial custody.
हाहाहा … pic.twitter.com/RvjIT4lcN7
— Suresh Chavhanke “Sudarshan News” (@SureshChavhanke) August 24, 2023
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Mumbai cops reach Kamra's Mahim 'home'; haven't stayed there for 10 years, says comedian
Mumbai (PTI): Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday failed to appear before Khar police in connection with the case registered for his "traitor" jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while a team went to his Mahim "home" to "check" his availability.
The comedian later took a jibe at the police saying the visit was a waste of time and public resources as he had not been living there for the past 10 years.
Kamra was supposed to appear before Khar police during the day, an official said, adding it was the second time he was summoned.
"A Khar police team went to his house in Mahim, where his family stays, to check whether he would appear in connection with the case or not. Since he did not, further course of action will be decided soon," the official said.
In a post on X, Kamra said, "Going to an address where I haven't lived for the last 10 years is a waste of your time & public resources."
The first notice seeking his appearance was issued last week, and the comedian's request for seven days' time was denied by police.
The Madras High Court on March 28 granted interim anticipatory bail to Kamra on the condition that he execute a bond to the satisfaction of the judicial magistrate at Vanur in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu.
Kamra had submitted he moved to Tamil Nadu from Mumbai in 2021 and has been "ordinarily a resident of this State (Tamil Nadu) since then" and that he feared arrest by Mumbai police.
Last week, three FIRs against him at Nashik Rural, Jalgaon and Nashik (Nandgaon) were transferred to Khar police station, where a case has already been registered on the complaint of Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel.
The studio where Kamra shot his video lampooning Shinde over the split in the Shiv Sena is located in Khar in the western part of the metropolis. Shiv Sainiks had ransacked the studio and the hotel in which it is located on the night of March 23.
Going to an address where I haven’t lived for the last 10 Years is a waste of your time & public resources… pic.twitter.com/GtZ6wbcwZn
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) March 31, 2025
